The Aleksander Barkov, Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau line has been one of the best in the NHL the past six weeks.

The line that was put together following Jagr's acquistion has a collective 44 points in 17 games and has been dominating most contests. If for some reason any of the players on this unit are free agents, quickly scoop them up. Apr 3 - 10:55 AM

Aleksander Barkov scored twice but the Panthers came up short in their 3-2 overtime loss sot the Canadiens on Saturday night.

Barkov, 19, is going to eventually become a premier power forward in the NHL, but for now he’ll just tease us with that potential. He has seven of his 31 points over his past six games. Overall, he has 14 goals. Jonathan Huberdeau picked up two assists. Mar 28 - 10:14 PM

Aleksander Barkov produced two assists in Florida's 4-1 win over Toronto on Thursday night.

He earned assists on goals by Jonathan Huberdeau and Steven Kampfer to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead in the second period. His helpers were 30 seconds apart. Barkov has three goals and eight points in 12 games this month. Mar 27 - 9:52 AM

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The Aleksander Barkov, Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau line has been one of the best in the NHL the past six weeks.

The line that was put together following Jagr's acquistion has a collective 44 points in 17 games and has been dominating most contests. If for some reason any of the players on this unit are free agents, quickly scoop them up.

Aleksander Barkov scored twice but the Panthers came up short in their 3-2 overtime loss sot the Canadiens on Saturday night.

Barkov, 19, is going to eventually become a premier power forward in the NHL, but for now he’ll just tease us with that potential. He has seven of his 31 points over his past six games. Overall, he has 14 goals. Jonathan Huberdeau picked up two assists.

Aleksander Barkov produced two assists in Florida's 4-1 win over Toronto on Thursday night.

He earned assists on goals by Jonathan Huberdeau and Steven Kampfer to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead in the second period. His helpers were 30 seconds apart. Barkov has three goals and eight points in 12 games this month.

Aleksander Barkov potted a goal in Florida's 3-2 loss to Montreal on Tuesday.

He also won 10 of 16 faceoffs in the match. Barkov has 12 goals and 25 points in 59 games this season. It hasn't been the kind of production that was expected for sophomore center, but Barkov is just 19 years of age and a he has a bright future.

Aleksander Barkov got a goal for Florida in its 4-1 loss to the Senators on Saturday night.

Barkov scored the game’s first goal at 7:38 of the first period, and that was it for the Panthers. The 19-year-old has nine goals and 20 points this season. Jonathan Huberdeau and Brian Campbell picked up the helpers.

Aleksander Barkov scored his seventh goal of the year in Thursday's 3-2 win against Los Angeles.

He opened the scoring in the match and posted two shots. Barkov has five goals and 12 points in his past 14 games. He's still widely available in most Yahoo leagues, so feel free to give the red hot center an add.

The second-overall pick in 2013, has righted his ship after a very slow start to the 2014-15 season during which he registered five points in his first 25 games. In Barkov's last 10 games the talented 19-year-old has registered 10 points. If you have not seen some of Barkov's most recent goals and assists, we wish to advise the kid seems to have finally arrived and could be one of the NHL's next big stars. Barkov is also a complete player, who can be physical and responsible defensively. If for some reason Barkov is still available on your waiver wire don't waste another second reading this. Go grab him.

Aleksander Barkov was dominant on Tuesday despite the fact his team suffered a 5-4 loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings.

Barkov registered a goal and two assists in the losing effort and has now amassed nine points in his last nine games, making his rough start seem like ancient history. Nick Bjugstad also contributed a goal and an assist in the loss while Brandon Pirri and Brad Boyes tallied as well.

Aleksander Barkov scored his fourth goal of the season in Thursday night's 4-2 loss to Colorado.

Barkov now has 10 points through 31 games this season, obviously not numbers that are going to put him on your fantasy radar at this time. But when you consider when those points have come, you might want to think again. Barkov has five of those points in his past six games, so keep an eye on the 19-year-old just in case he stays consistent.

He has missed the past two games due to the flu. The 19-year-old forward has not had a productive sophomore season, but he has recorded four of his eight points in his last seven outings. Barkov was playing well with a red hot Jonathan Huberdeau and Brad Boyes prior to getting sick.

There's a good chance Aleksander Barkov will not be in Florida's lineup on Sunday night.

The Panthers are in Edmonton taking on the Oilers. Barkov missed the Panthers' last game against Calgary because of the flu, and it looks like he will sit out on Sunday as well. The 19-year-old has three goals and eight points in 29 games this season.

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It sounds like Nick Bjugstad is progressing nicely from his lower back surgery.

Bjugstad didn't play past March 21 due to the injury. "Basically, I'm feeling 100 percent," he said. "I don't feel any tingling or soreness in my back. They just have to remind me all the time that you can’t rush it, you can't overdo it right now. Just trying to get back into shape which is nice, I feel like I could play a game right now, but obviously they’re not letting me get to that extent. My physical therapist is doing a really good job with me. Doing a lot of core, a lot of balance stuff to increase my back [strength]. I've been learning quite a bit, I've never really done these types of workouts it's good to be learning this kind of different stuff." He had 24 goals and 43 points in 72 games this season.

Rule 5.3 states that any available goalie is eligible if both goalies on the active roster can't go. The NHL approved Panthers GM Dale Tallon's request to dress 41-year-old goalie coach Robb Tallas, but he didn't see any action. Florida lost Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya to injuries during the game, but they both toughed out their ailments. Montoya could barely move because of a lower-body injury, so Luongo returned to the game.

Marc Savard's contract was packaged with Reilly Smith in a trade sent to Florida in exchange for Jimmy Hayes.

Savard's time in the NHL is over as he hasn't played since the 2010-11 season. He'll be put on LTIR when the 2015-16 begins, and cost the Panthers just $575K in real salary the next two seasons before it expires.

GM Dale Tallon believes a new contract will be finalized with Jonathan Huberdeau soon.

"I think we'll get this down very shortly," Tallon said. "We're very close on getting something done. I don't see any problems." Huberdeau is eligible for restricted free agency after producing 54 points in 79 games last season.

Brandon Pirri recorded 22 goals and just two assists in 49 games this past season.

According to STATS, that's the biggest gap between goals and assists since Ottawa's Cy Denneny scored 22 goals and had only one assist back in 1923-24. "I can't even explain it," said Pirri. "Both of my assists weren't even passes. It's very strange. Next year I'll get some more assists." He did co-lead the AHL with 53 assists in 2012-13, so he is a capable playmaker.

Jaromir Jagr needs 20 goals to move up two spots to number three on the NHL all-time goals list.

Jagr is currently in fifth place on the list with 722 career goals, and will catch oldtimer Marcel Dionne if he scores 10 goals in 2015-16. He could then surpass the great Canadian/American sniper Brett Hull if he scores 20 goals this year. Jagr scored 17 goals with the Devils and Panthers last year, but managed 24 the year prior in 2013-14.

Reilly Smith will join Marc Savard as they head to Florida in exchange for Jimmy Hayes.

Smith took a step back from his 20 goal and 51-point rookie season, tallying just 13 goals and 40 points in 2014-15. He'll ding the cap at $3.425M the next two seasons, and with Savard will cost about $7.4M in cap space the next two seasons.

Shawn Thornton and Steven Kampfer will be scratched against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night.

Thornton has seen just 43 games this season with 50 PIMs and 90 hits. Kampfer meanwhile has posted four points, 12 PIMs, 32 blocks, and 46 hits through just 23 games from the blue line. It will be his third straight from the stands.

Aaron Ekblad was named to the NHL's All-Rookie Team for the 2014-15 season.

Ekblad was the first overall selection nearly a year ago, and went on to lead all rookie defenders with 12 goals while ranking second in assists with 27 and in points with 39. All as an 18 year old, mind you. He set new Panthers franchise records in the process for a rookie defender, and fell just two points shy of Bobby Orr's NHL record for points by an 18 year old.

Campbell, 35, has yet to miss a game since joining the Florida Panthers in 2011. His 300-game streak includes his final 10 regular season contests with the Chicago Blackhawks. "I just try to take care of myself on and off the ice," said Campbell. "I've been lucky in my career and have had other streaks. I think it takes a lot of preparation and sometimes you don't feel so good. I've played through injuries. I think it's a challenge and try and embrace it. I want to be out there every night. For me to take a night off, it's going to have to hurt pretty good."

Dmitry Kulikov had a feeling the Dallas Stars would seek retribution after he injured Tyler Seguin with a low hit back on Feb. 13.

"Everything that I expected happened," Kulikov said. "They stick up for their teammates. I wasn't going to back down. When they asked me to fight, we fought." He dropped the gloves with Curtis McKenzie in the first period. Afterward, Kulikov said he could just focus on playing, which led to him recording one goal and one assist in a 4-3 shootout loss.

Erik Gudbranson is doubtful for the season's finale on Saturday night against New Jersey.

Gudbranson left Thursday's match with an upper body injury, and hasn't practiced since. If the young defender has played his final game of the season, he'll end it with new career highs in goals (four), assists (nine), and points (13). Which pairs well with his 58 PIMs, 75 blocks, and 212 hits over 76 games this season.

Kampfer collided with Devils forward Steve Bernier in the third period of the game and he didn't return. Bernier was given a game misconduct for kneeing. Kampfer said he would be fine, but he was seen wearing a knee brace after the game.

Petrovic had three assists and 34 penalty minutes in 33 games with Florida in 2014-15. He also had 20 points and 59 penalty minutes in 41 AHL contests. "We are very pleased to have re-signed Alex," said Panthers GM Dale Tallon. "Alex is a strong, physical defenseman who possesses great size and strength. He took great strides last season, logging valuable minutes for the Panthers. He was one of the Rampage’s top players and was named an American Hockey League All-Star. He is another building block for our team’s future."

Roberto Luongo played through a shoulder injury at the end of the season.

He sat out six games after he was hurt on Mar. 3 against Toronto. In his last nine appearances of the season, Luongo posted a 5-3-1 record and he allowed 20 goals on 248 shots. He will use the off-season to recover.

Al Montoya made 31 saves in the Panthers’ 3-2 win against the Devils on Saturday night.

Montoya hadn’t gotten into a game since March 3, but Gerard Gallant gave him the start in the regular season finale. Montoya had a rough season as the backup, posting just a 3.08 goals-against average and .888 save percentage.